Simplex. · 1 day ago
Director of Strategic Finance
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expSimplex is a well-funded multi-site services and technology company headquartered in Austin, TX. They are seeking a Director of Strategic Finance to blend financial modeling, traditional finance, and strategic partnership while preparing for a growth round of investment.
Information Technology & Services
Hiring Manager
Elsbeth DeLeon
Responsibilities
Own forecasting, budgeting, and managerial accounting: Build models for territory/metro performance, waterfall forecasts, and growth targets
Dive into ledgers: Spot/fix errors, recognize revenue/costs (e.g., GAAP gaps), and integrate with fractional controller for clean data flow to models
Pull and analyze data: Track churn risks, service response impacts, profitability by home manager/territory, and investor KPIs—share regularly with ops/product teams
Strategic flex: Format board decks, negotiate leases, send out employee W2s, support PE/VC conversations
Qualification
Required
5+ years in Strategic Finance experience with emphasis on FP&A (forecasting, financial analysis, and modeling) as well as traditional Finance (ledger work, GAAP, revenue recognition) and broader strategic business partnering
Experience in similar growth-stage, fast paced, lean startup companies. We are industry agnostic
Interest in a hands-on / doer role, and excited to grow in other areas of responsibility/leadership
Accounting literacy: You have the ability to look at a ledger, ask the right questions and fix things where needed
Technical chops: Excel wizardry; bonus for BI/data pulls (replacing ad-hoc analyst work) and tools like Metabase/AWS
Mindset: Curious creator, scrappy doer, high-potential winner
Experience: Junior-to-mid level OK if hands-dirty (Series A/B buildouts); ops/logistics exposure ideal. PE/VC familiarity a plus
Company
Simplex.
10 years in third party agency and corporate recruiting with a specialization in IT/Engineering placements in high tech companies.
0-1 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Mike Morgan
Partner
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